Bovichtus variegatus
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Species: | B. variegatus
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Bovichtus variegatus J. Richardson, 1846
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Bovichtus variegatus is a species of thornfish found around New Zealand from the Wellington area southwards. Their length is between 15 and 25 cm. They are also found in the aquarium trade.[1]
References
- "Bovichtus variegatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Bovichtus variegatus" in FishBase. February 2013 version.